Raspberry Pi Zero Operating System List

Here’s a current Raspberry Pi Zero Operating System list. Since Raspberry Pi Zero is the lowest-power Raspberry Pi, we only include the OSes that run on RPi Zero. Therefore, we do not include all of the Raspberry Pi Zero OSes in this list (since some OSes only run on Raspberry Pi 2 or 3, for example).

Why? Because there are simply too many “clones” of one operating system. So, to keep it interesting we only show you the “unique” operating systems. Or we at least won’t show you duplicates ;). Without further time wasting, here’s the list:

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Raspberry Pi Zero Operating System List:

While there are many operating systems available for Raspberry Pi 2 and 3, there are almost as many for Raspberry Pi Zero. The OSes that run on Pi Zero also run on Raspberry Pi 1, by the way.

Here is the Raspberry Pi Zero Operating system list with download links and install instructions for each:

1. Raspbian Jessie

Raspberry Pi’s Debian Jessie is a version of Linux that now rocks, due to being finely-tuned over the years. This is the “default operating system” for Raspberry Pi’s across the globe.

6. MotionEyeOS

Make sure your Raspberry Pi is plugged directly into your router with an Ethernet cable. Otherwise, the MusicBox won’t start! Or use the official MusicBox install instructions to pre-configure your WiFi username and password and write it to the Micro SD card while you’re preparing the .img file.

MotionEye OS Web Interface

7. RuneAudio

Rune Audio is another streaming music connector for your Raspbery Pi 0. While Rune Audio seems like just another jukebox for Raspberry Pi, it may give us some added functions not available in other OSes.